Malaria elimination in Botswana, 2012-2014: Achievements and challenges

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chihanga, Simon ^a   Haque, Ubydul ^b   Chanda, Emmanuel ^c   Mosweunyane, Tjantilili ^a   Moakofhi, Kense ^d   Jibril, Haruna Baba ^a   Motlaleng, Mpho ^a   Zhang, Wenyi ^e   Glass, Gregory E ^b  

^a Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Vector Control Specialist Consultant Zambia   (Zambia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTSWANA; CHILD; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; PARASITE CLEARANCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE ERADICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

BOTSWANA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; MALARIA;

EID: 84977489532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1382-z     Document Type: Review

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